The potential clinical role of ultrasonic strain and strain rate imaging in diagnosing acute rejection after heart transplantation

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Marciniak A., Eroglu E., Marciniak M., Sirbu C., Herbots L., Droogne W., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, vol.8, no.3, pp.213-221, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.euje.2006.03.014
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.213-221
  • Keywords: rejection, heart transplantation, strain and strain rate imaging, DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION, ALLOGRAFT-REJECTION, DOPPLER, QUANTIFICATION, INDEXES, MOTION
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: There has been a continued search for a more sensitive noninvasive technique for detecting sub-clinical acute rejection in heart transplant recipients.